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viperormiata 12-27-2013 02:18 PM

Did some reading and I think I can get by perfectly fine with a galaxy s3 and just use Ting for that sweet 25 dollar a month bill.

Samsung L710 Galaxy S3 Sprint Android WiFi 16GB Blue 8MP Camera Cell Phone 635753499919 | eBay

triple88a 12-27-2013 09:51 PM


Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 1085843)
I'm pretty much in the same boat as Roger. Super informative thread.

Anyone use the S4 mini? I prefer a smaller phone so I don't feel shit on me.

edit: my dream phone
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1387994950

This is the company i work for. Smallest phone i've ever held. Sure very low options but if u want just a phone this should do.

Kyocera S1000 K126 Silver Tracfone Phone Mint Condition with Warranty | eBay

turbofan 12-29-2013 04:23 PM

I was a WebOS aficionado until HP screwed the pooch on that one, then jumped to Android. Got way into ROM flashing and kernels and blah blah on my OG Evo. Was flashing new roms all the time. finally got sick of telling people I missed their call or text because my latest kernel had a bug. Went around the block, searching for AOSP stable roms for the GS2, GS3, Evo LTE, etc.

Last year I bought a Nexus 4 and haven't rooted it. Haven't had the need! Stock Android is perfect.

If you want a smaller phone, go with the Moto X. If you want a larger phone, Nexus 4 used or Nexus 5.

As for the iPhone 5S 64GB... it's a nice phone and all, but I'm sorry, NO PHONE IS WORTH $400 WITH A CONTRACT. that's ballzing ridiculous. Absolutely insane. NO. A 32GB Nexus 5 is $400 WITHOUT a contract. Yes please. They're not any more difficult to use than the iPhone.

triple88a 12-29-2013 07:57 PM

Yeah wouldnt spend even 200 on the phone. Factory unlocked Iphones go for 800 some bucks.. and then people complain they have no money. Well no shit.

hustler 12-29-2013 08:10 PM


Originally Posted by turbofan (Post 1086836)
finally got sick of telling people I missed their call or text because my latest kernel had a bug. Went around the block, searching for AOSP stable roms for the GS2, GS3, Evo LTE, etc.

I never had a single problem on Slim dspr

Originally Posted by turbofan (Post 1086836)
Last year I bought a Nexus 4 and haven't rooted it. Haven't had the need! Stock Android is perfect.

Boom, headshot.

turbofan 12-29-2013 08:27 PM


Originally Posted by hustler (Post 1086881)
I never had a single problem on Slim dspr

Boom, headshot.

What are you using now?

I want a Nexus 5 but just really have no reason to buy one since my 4 still works perfectly. I would like a better camera but that's about the only complaint I have. Plus I think the 4 is prettier than the 5 anyway.

hustler 12-29-2013 08:47 PM


Originally Posted by turbofan (Post 1086885)
What are you using now?

I want a Nexus 5 but just really have no reason to buy one since my 4 still works perfectly. I would like a better camera but that's about the only complaint I have. Plus I think the 4 is prettier than the 5 anyway.

D2SPR refurb (GS3) and it's not working right, Samsung is fucking shit up for me. I'm rooted on the OEM ROM suffering through by using Nova Launcher. I fucking hate it. Software update requests every 30 minutes, S-Voice default request every other time I use Swiftkey, multiple Sprint-Zone updates daily, bloatware take-over.

turbofan 12-30-2013 01:48 PM

I know. Samsung blows.

Why not sell your GS3 and pick up a Nexus 5?

viperormiata 01-18-2014 11:39 AM

Decided to jump aboard the modern train. Picked up a super mint, pebble blue Galaxy S3 off Swappa for 180 dollars. Used Ting to activate it and port my current number over from at&t. The entire process took maybe 2 hours once the phone arrived in the mail.

I dropped mad skrilla on an Element Eclipse case (black/black) and a HD screen protector (black).

My current phone bill with Ting is 17 dollars, lol.

Joe Perez 01-18-2014 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 1093270)
Decided to jump aboard the modern train. Picked up a super mint, pebble blue Galaxy S3 off Swappa for 180 dollars.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1390063960





Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 1093270)
I dropped mad skrilla

I have no idea what this means.

Isn't skrilla a shitty DJ?

viperormiata 01-18-2014 02:40 PM

Urban Dictionary: skrilla


Originally Posted by Skrilla
-Shit, even with this job, I need mo' skrilla.
-After working for Sportsman's Warehouse full-time during the summer, he made mad skrilla.
-Imma kick him in his ass if he don't have my skrilla
-Damn shortay I aint gonna roll all the way over souf side unless yous gots sum gas skrilla...recanize!
-After I cash this check, ima have Madd Skrilla
-Get my skrilla or im gonna pop a cap in yo ass

old man :p

turbofan 01-18-2014 03:36 PM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1093275)
I have no idea what this means.

Isn't skrilla a shitty DJ?

close: Skrillex.

I love the things I learn from this site.

Joe Perez 01-18-2014 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by turbofan (Post 1093310)
close: Skrillex.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1390080067


(I've never understood why shitty DJs insist on naming themselves after cookware...)




Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 1093302)
old man :p

If you consider the amount of money required to obtain an "Element Eclipse case (black/black) and a HD screen protector" to constitute "mad skrillex" (wherein I understand "mad" to mean "a lot of" in this context), then you are either a damned fool, or you are as presumptuous as you are poor and Irish.

viperormiata 01-18-2014 05:26 PM

:bowrofl: goddammit.....I love this site

viperormiata 01-20-2014 10:02 AM

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand.....shit


I was charging my phone before bed and took it off to bring it across the room and I noticed it had shut off. I tried to restart it and it flashed SAMSUNG once and went black again. I took the battery out, cleaned the contacts with a cotton swab and replaced the battery. It vibrated immediately and flashed SAMSUNG again. Sometimes it will make it to the GALAXY SIII logo, then shut off, or sometimes it will actually make it all the way through the boot and let me check messages, play a song, etc..and then the Restart/Power Off/Airplane mode screen will pop up and then shut down. It will do this without me touching the screen.

I contacted the guy who sold me the phone and asked about the age of the battery. He said it's the same battery that was with the phone when he received it. The phone wasn't holding a great charge to begin with, so my guess is that (hopefully) it's a battery issue.

The phone has not been rooted and, as far as I am concerned, is completely stock. This is a shame as I really, really love the S3. Even though it's only been two days, haha.
I searched around and some threads relating to similar issues. The closest one seemed to something along the lines of the power button being stuck (I think). I'm honestly at a complete loss.

Any help will be greatly appreciative.
Just my luck. Think it's a battery issue?

Leafy 01-20-2014 10:05 AM

Will it run when plugged in and the battery out? I had a sidekick when I was in high school and the battery shit the bed so the phone worked great on the charger but would die as soon as you tried to make a call or access data when unplugged.

Is the battery bulged in the middle?

Joe Perez 01-20-2014 10:22 AM


Originally Posted by Leafy (Post 1093657)
I had a sidekick when I was in middle school

Jesus, how young are some of you people?

Leafy 01-20-2014 10:25 AM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1093662)
Jesus, how young are some of you people?

Old enough that my memory is fading. I think I actually had some $20 walmart pay as you go phone in middle school.

mgeoffriau 01-20-2014 10:35 AM

My first cell phone was a Nokia 5160. I got it my second or third year of college, I think. My older sister had a bag phone, though, back when she was in high school.

turbofan 01-20-2014 11:47 AM


Originally Posted by viperormiata (Post 1093656)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand.....shit



Just my luck. Think it's a battery issue?

It's cheap to try to find out. You can buy cheap batteries on Amazon, et al for like $4 shipped. Buy one and see if it helps.

My bet: the phone had been water damaged. Biggest problem with used phones. If it's been dropped and broken, easy to tell. But nobody would be able to tell that my wife's phone had been in the toilet until after they activate it and find that it is slloooooowwwwwww :rofl:


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